HOUSE BILL No. 6121

 

 

May 14, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Pearce, Vagnozzi, LaJoy, Garfield, Booher, Sheen, Meekhof, Emmons and Dean and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.

 

     A bill to amend 1955 PA 233, entitled

 

"An act to provide for the incorporation of certain municipal

authorities to acquire, own, extend, improve, and operate sewage

disposal systems, water supply systems, and solid waste management

systems; to prescribe the rights, powers, and duties thereof; to

authorize contracts between such authorities and public

corporations; to provide for the issuance of bonds to acquire,

construct, extend, or improve the systems; and to prescribe

penalties and provide remedies,"

 

by amending section 4a (MCL 124.284a), as added by 1985 PA 178.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4a. The authority shall adopt rules and regulations by

 

resolution of its governing body and with concurrence by resolution

 

of constituent municipalities. After adoption of the resolution and

 

concurrence by the constituent municipalities, a notice of adoption

 


of the resolution and the rules and regulations, adopted by the

 

resolution or a summary of those rules and regulations, shall be

 

published in a newspaper of general circulation within the

 

territory encompassed by the authority and within the territory

 

furnished service by the authority by contract pursuant to section

 

10. The rules and regulations shall become effective 30 days after

 

the date of publication of the notice and the rules and regulations

 

or the summary of the rules and regulations. If a summary of rules

 

and regulations is published, the summary shall be written in clear

 

and nontechnical language and the authority shall designate in the

 

publication the location where a full copy of the rules and

 

regulations can be inspected or obtained.